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rickybee
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_ 		12. October 2004 @ 20:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi everybody
can anbody tell me how to get a copyed software cd
to autorun
what i want to do is when i put cd in pc i want the install box to appear without going in to
my computer and doing it myself
can i do it with notepad or do i need pro software
please help thanks
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Jeanc1
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_ 		13. October 2004 @ 05:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
An Autorun script text file is what you need to do -


[AutoRun]
open=CD_Start.exe
icon=CD_Icon.ico

where Cd_Start.exe is the exact name of the file you want to initiate (For example : setup.exe )

where CD_Icon.ico is only needed if you want to use your own Icon.

Once you have those two parameters sorted out it's only a matter of saving this short text in Notepad and labelling it Autorun.inf ; Windows will recognize when you insert the CD, this Autorun.inf as an intruction to start with the file you have selected.
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rickybee
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_ 		13. October 2004 @ 10:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
THANKS FOR YOU HELP I NEARLY DID IT BUT MY NOTE PAD IS NOT WORKING FULLY IT OPENS IN START MENU BUT WHEN I
I TRY TO OPEN A FILE WITH NOTE PAD
IT DOES NOT WORK
BUT WORD PAD IS FINE
DO I NEED TO INSTALL WINDOWS AGEIN OR HOW CAN I FIX NOTE PAD THANKS FOR YOU HELP TO CRACK THIS PROBLEM
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Jeanc1
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_ 		13. October 2004 @ 12:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You have picked up the Notpad virus ~~ Smiles. an easy one to get rid off !

do a search for notpad.exe and delete that-- it usually hides in C:\Windows\system32\

Look in C:\Windows\ find the real one Notepad.exe -- 67.5 KB and copy it to C:\Windows\system32\ let it replace the one that might be there.

Just to prevent that virus from hitting you again -- you can take a good copy of notepad.exe and rename it notpad.exe -- then click properties on it and make it READ ONLY. Paste it in your C:\Windows\system32\ so that it cant not be changed by the virus.

This is a good example that Norton and the likes are not foolproof ! ~~ Smiles.

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rickybee
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_ 		13. October 2004 @ 20:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thats better my notepad working again
thanks for you help.
were would we be
if the members and this site wasn't here
i know i would be lost / nice one
just one more thing
ive got a music program called reason
after i have instaled it i have to copy the refills wich are on cd 2 and cd 3
to c:/program files/reason manually
theres a autorun file there it reads
[autorun]
icon=cd.ico
but its just for the icon wich is there
can i change it to auto move the refill file to
c:/program files/reason
when i put the cd in ?

2/ is there a way to set up a auto install refill to
c:/program files/reason if i put all the 3 cds on to one dvd disk like a install program or is this to hard for a normal pc user
thanks for you help
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Jeanc1
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_ 		14. October 2004 @ 05:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Anything is possible with Autorun.inf files !

However, there are many commands that have to be used to do what you have in mind -- A Menu has to be created and various Run commands have to be aimed at the Cd's you want to initialize.

Smiles~~ You should look into googling Autorun.inf on the web and you will find programs and/or information that will teach you how to make such a script.

Sorry, but script making is a bit more involved then it looks !
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rickybee
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_ 		14. October 2004 @ 11:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks mate i will look on web
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